Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4079 Composed by L. Scoffield. Courtship, Love, Satire. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4079). The Absurdity of It. Comic Song With Chorus ad lib. Words by G.H. Webb. Music by L.Scoffield. Published 1872 by Balmer & Weber Publishers in St. Louis. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Courtship, Love, Satire. First line reads It is all very well for the poets to tell by way of their songs adorning.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.3955 Composed by Eastburn. Love, Homecomings, Travel, Kissing, Spouses, Devotion, Happiness. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3955). Meet Me With a Kiss. A Beautiful Song and Chorus. Words by Elmer Ruan Coates. Music by Eastburn. Published 1867 by Lee & Walker, 922 Chestnut St. in Philadelphia. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Love, Homecomings, Travel, Kissing, Spouses, Devotion, Happiness. First line reads Oh! Meet me with a kiss, when I come home tonight.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4606 Composed by W. F. Taylor. Supernatural beings, Love, Death, Comfort. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4606). Twas Like a Spirit's Sigh. Song and Chorus. By W.F. Taylor. Published 1871 by Oliver Ditson & Co., 277 Washington St. in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Supernatural beings, Love, Death, Comfort. First line reads I wandered forth one summer eve, my thoughts with gloom o'er cast.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.571 Composed by J.P. Skelly. Nurseries, Toys, Angels, Death, Sadness. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.571). Broken Playthings on the Floor. Song and Chorus. Words by M.J. Cavanagh. Music by J.P. Skelly. Published 1885 by New York Variety Publishing Company, 77 Chatham St. in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Nurseries, Toys, Angels, Death, Sadness. First line reads God recalled the gift he sent us, little cherub bright and fair.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4814 Composed by Will L. Thompson. Portraits, Deer, Bodies of water, Flowers, Seasons, Time, Human life cycle. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4814). The Indian Summer Time. Song & Chorus. By Will L. Thompson. Published 1888 by Will L. Thompson in East Liverpool, O. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Deer, Bodies of water, Flowers, Seasons, Time, Human life cycle. First line reads Oh 'twas on an Indian summer day, in the golden time of the year.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.149 Composed by C.F. Shattuck. Clothing & dress, Windows, Ships, Drapery, Portraits, Tables, Writing, Correspondence. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.149). I've Received a Sweet Letter From Home. Song and Chorus. Words by A.G. Chase. Music by C.F. Shattuck. Published 1869 by W.W. Whitney's Palace of Music in Toledo. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Clothing & dress, Windows, Ships, Drapery, Portraits, Tables, Writing, Correspondence. First line reads My heart dawns with light and is beaming with joy.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4041 Composed by Frederick Buckley. Love, Comfort. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4041). Sweet Thoughts of Thee. Song with Chorus, ad lib. Written by W. Dexter Smith, Jr. Music by Frederick Buckley. Published 1863 by G.D. Russell & Company, 126 Tremont, Opposite Park St. in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Love, Comfort. First line reads Sweet thoughts of Thee are ever near where'er I roam by day or night.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.3912 Composed by Will. S. Hays. Portraits, Immigrants, Families, Correspondence, Homesickness. Lester S. Levy Collection. 5 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3912). Write Me a Letter From Home. A Beautiful Song & Chorus. By Will. S. Hays. Published 1866 by J.L. Peters, 200 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Portraits, Immigrants, Families, Correspondence, Homesickness. First line reads Lonely I sit me and weep, weep as I have not for years.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4331 Composed by H.P. Danks. Forests, Couples, Courtship, Love. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4331). Little Darling. Song & Chorus. Words by Samuel N. Mitchell. Music by H.P. Danks. Published 1873 by Oliver Ditson & Co., 277 Washington St. in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Forests, Couples, Courtship, Love. First line reads Would you kiss me again Little Darling, and lay your sweet head on my breast.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4071 Composed by Will S. Hays. Absences, Spouses, Correspondence, Families, Distress, Children, Prayer. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4071). Why Don't You Write to Me? A Beautiful Song and Chorus. Composed by Will S. Hays. Published 1869 by John L. Peters, 599 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Absenses, Spouses, Correspondence, Families, Distress, Children, Prayer. First line reads When the twilight gently gathers, round the crimson brow of eve.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.3803 Composed by Asa B. Hutchinson. Graves, Memorial rites & ceremonies, Death, War casualties. Lester S. Levy Collection. 3 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3803). Close His Eyes! His Work is Done. (A Dirge for a Soldier). Song & Chorus. Words by Geo. H. Boker. Music by Asa B. Hutchinson. Published 1863 by Oliver Ditson & Co., 277 Washington St. in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Graves, Memorial rites & ceremonies, Death, War casualties. First line reads Close his eyes, his work is done!.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.3388 Composed by Charlie C. Converse. Homesickness, Domestic life, Contentment. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3388). Converse's Home Songs. Far From My Native Land. Song & Chorus. Words by C.M. Cady. Music by Ch. C. Converse. Published 1856 by William Hall & Son, 239 Broadway in New York. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Homesickness, Domestic life, Contentment. First line reads From my native land tho' I wander far away.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.770 Composed by Virginia Gabriel. Fathers & children, Death, Spouses, Grief, Religion, Heaven. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.770). Oh! Papa Where's My Mamma Gone? Song & Chorus. Written by Emily A. Warden. Composed by V. Gabriel. Published 1871 by W.R. Smith, 135 N. Eighth St. in Philadelphia. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Fathers & children, Death, Spouses, Grief, Religion, Heaven. First line reads Oh! Papa, where's my mamma gone? I cannot find her all the day.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.4215 Composed by C.A. White. Stairs & stairways, Silhouettes, Night, Angels, Heaven, Death, Comfort. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.4215). The Gates Wide Open. Sequel to How the Gates Came Ajar. Song & Chorus. By C.A. White. Published 1872 by White, Smith & Company, 298 & 300 Washington St. in Boston. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Stairs & stairways, Silhouettes, Night, Angels, Heaven, Death, Comfort. First line reads Mother, the gates are wide open, the gates that were only ajar.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.

Piano and voice (solo and SATB chorus) - Digital Download SKU: LV.3702 Composed by Eastburn. Angels, Crosses, Lyres, Heavens, Biblical references, Religion, Symbols, Mothers & children. Lester S. Levy Collection. 4 pages. Published by Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries (LV.3702). How the Gates Came Ajar. Song and Chorus. Composed by Eastburn. Published 1869 by S. Brainard's Sons in Cleveland. Composition of strophic with chorus with piano and voice (solo and satb chorus) instrumentation. Subject headings for this piece include Angels, Crosses, Lyres, Heavens, Biblical references, Religion, Symbols, Mothers & children. First line reads 'Twas whispered one morning in Heaven, how the little white angel May.. About The Lester S. Levy CollectionThe Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music consists of over 29,000 pieces of American popular music. Donated to Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries, the collection's strength is its thorough documentation of nineteenth-century American through popular music. This sheet music has been provided by Project Gado, a San Francisco Bay Area startup whose mission is to digitize and share the world's visual history.WARNING: These titles are provided as historical documents. Language and concepts within reflect the opinions and values of the time and may be offensive to some.